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Biography of Viktor Klima
Name: Viktor Klima
Birth Date: June 4, 1947
Death Date: N/A
Place of Birth: Vienna, Austria
Nationality: Austrian
Gender: Male
Occupations: chancellor, manager, bureaucrat, politician
Viktor Klima
Viktor Klima (born 1947) who became Chancellor of Austria in 1997, promised to streamline his government and lead his nation in cooperation with a united Europe.Viktor Klima came to head the executive branch of the Austrian government after a long period of apprenticeship in the business world and in several government ministries. He succeeded his mentor, Franz Vranitzky, who resigned after bitter wrangling in the Austrian parliament over privatization of government industries and banking. With the threatened demise of Vranitzsky's coalition government, Klima stepped in with promises to streamline government and heal the wounds of the past.Klima faced many challenges in Austria, known since the end of World War II for its strict neutralist policies. With pressures from both the European Union (EU) and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), as well as domestic social and political problems, Klima tread carefully in order to protect his country's interests and his …showed first 150 words…
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…showed last 150 words…Further Reading Chicago Sun-Times, February 28, 1998, p. 28.Daily Telegraph, October 18, 1997, p. 12.Economist, January 25, 1997, p. 47.Financial Times, January 20, 1997, p. 2; December 1, 1997, pp. 1-2; March 16, 1998, p. 3. Los Angeles Times, December 11, 1997, p. A1.New York Times, October 14, 1996, p. A9.Seattle Times (Seattle, Washington), January 26, 2000, p. A18.Washington Post, March 15, 1998, p. A28."Austrian Information," http://www.austria.org/feb97/klima.html (March 22, 1998)."Austria's New Finance Minister Has Political Savvy," Nando.net, http://nando.net/newsroom/ntn/world/010396/world6_.html (March 22, 1998)."Federal Chancellor Viktor Klima Elected Chairman of the SPO," Current Affairs--Federal Press Service, Vienna, 1997-98, http://www.austria.gv.at/e/aktuell/berichte/spvorsitz.htm (March 22, 1998)."Klima: Talks Constructive, Israeli Pullout from Golan Imperative," ArabicNews.com, http://arabicnews.com (March 22, 1998)."News from Austria," http://www.austria.gv.at/e/aktuell/info14/03-98.htm (March 22, 1998)."Preparing for the Next Millennium: the SPO's 35th Federal Party Congress," Socialdemocratic News from Austria, http://iis.spoe.or.at/is/02_97/art01.htm (March 22, 1998).
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